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Clay Pot Potatoes

Clay pot potatoes baked with eggs, milk and sour cream.

By tastykitchen · From Open Recipes · 8 ingredients
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Clay Pot Potatoes

Why it works: Nutmeg and pepper match in chemistry and in kitchens. They rank in the top 7% of all ingredient pairs, and cooks put them together in 13,015 recipes. Both carry 4'-methylacetophenone, which smells bitter almond. The science ↓

Clay Pot Potatoes

Serves 2
Prep20 min
Cook30 min

Ingredients

Directions

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Nutrition, whole recipe (rough)

619Calories
43 gProtein
24 gFat
59 gCarbs

Counts 8 of 9 ingredients. The other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and add nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume: 8 portions
IngredientPortion assumedkcal
Potato1 medium (173g) baked161
Milk1 cup (244ml) whole149
Cheese1 oz (28g) cheddar113
Yogurt170g plain Greek100
Egg1 large egg (50g)78
Nutmeg1 tsp ground (2.2g)12
Pepper1 tsp ground (2.3g)6
Salt1 tsp (6g)0
Goudanot in our table0

One typical portion per ingredient; the recipe's quantities are not counted. A rough guide only, not for medical or dietary planning.

By tastykitchen. Recipe from Open Recipes.

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The flavor team

The pairs that carry this dish. Each one is judged two ways: how much their aromas overlap, and how often cooks already put them together.

  1. Nutmeg + peppertop 7% of all pairs
    Smell alikestrong
    Cooked together13,015 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  2. Nutmeg + potatotop 8% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together1,052 recipes

    Shared aroma: 4'-methylacetophenone (bitter almond).

  3. Pepper + potatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together8,305 recipes

    Shared aroma: 2-isopropyl-3-methoxypyrazine (earthy, pea).

  4. Milk + potatotop 9% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together3,611 recipes

    Shared aroma: (e,z)-2,6-nonadienal (cucumber, melon).

  5. Milk + cheesetop 10% of all pairs
    Smell alikemoderate
    Cooked together4,426 recipes

    Shared aroma: delta-dodecalactone (sweet, creamy).

Ranks compare each pair with 20,000 random ingredient pairs on CompKitchen. How we score pairs

Swap the potato

How well each one fits the dish's main ingredients (egg, milk, cream, nutmeg, pepper, cheese):

  1. Potatothe original
  2. Capsicumfits about as well
  3. Spinachfits about as well
  4. Asparagusfits less well

Fit is the average pairing score against egg, milk, cream, nutmeg, pepper, cheese. Candidates are from the same food group and used in at least 100 recipes.